McCandless' Nittany Lion Resume...
*2007 Big Ten Scorer (10,000m; 7th) *Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Winner

Personal Bests

Indoor
3000m: 8:38:84 5000m: 14:46:29

Outdoor
1500m: 4:904:36 5000m: 14:58:18 10000m: 30:19:06

At the Big Ten Championships
|| 2007 Outdoor || Capped an outstanding season with a seventh-place finish in the 10,000-meters at the conference meet (30:57.77) ... also competed in the 5000 at the conference meet, finishing in 15:14.39. || 2007 Indoor || Competed in the 5000, running 15:05.46.

This Fall ...
|| 2007 Cross Country || Ran as the Lions' top finisher at the Big Ten Championships and NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships ... Ran a personal-best 31:04 for 10,000-meters, finishing 26th at the regional meet - just one spot off of all-region honors ... Voted team captain ... Highest individual finish was 11th at the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitaitonal.

Around the Track ...
|| 2007 Outdoor || Clocked a personal-best 30:19.06 to finish 11th at Penn Relays. || 2006 Indoors || Ran a career-best 14:46.29 in the 5000 to finish eighth at the Penn State National ... Clocked a personal-record 8:38.84 to place ninth in the 3000 at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup.

Before Penn State ...
|| At Maryland || Spent freshman year at the University of Maryland ... Competed in the 5,000 at the ACC Indoor Championships, and the 5,000 and 10,000 at the outdoor conference meet ... Ran a personal-best 14:58.18 to finish second at the Terrapin Invitational.

|| High School ||
Lettered all four years in track and twice in cross country ... PIAA District XI record holder in the 3,200-meters (9:13.01) ... State medalist in both track and cross country.

|| Personal ||
Born October 14, 1986 ... Son of Ralph and Brenda McCandless ... Majoring in Meteorology.